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I just don't get arm (and leg) warmers. Why not have long sleeved tops and tights or leggings? Then if you get warm, you can roll your sleeves up? I find with shoes, overshoes, gloves (maybe two pairs) and a water bottle, my arms are full enough without other smaller bits of clothing to carry down to the garage. And you can lose these too...
Daveyraveygravey said:
I just don't get arm (and leg) warmers. Why not have long sleeved tops and tights or leggings? Then if you get warm, you can roll your sleeves up? I find with shoes, overshoes, gloves (maybe two pairs) and a water bottle, my arms are full enough without other smaller bits of clothing to carry down to the garage. And you can lose these too...
On a cold morning I'l often stick a pair of arm-warmers on for the ride to the start of the club run. Then while I'm waiting these can be taken off and popped in a pocket rather than being stuck with a long-sleeve jersey all day. The reverse can apply on evening rides. They also mean that I can use the short sleeve jerseys and shorts all year round, rather than having to have long and short options available for the different seasons.
As for carrying them down to the garage, why are you getting dressed in the garage anyway?
Mr Will said:
As for carrying them down to the garage, why are you getting dressed in the garage anyway?
Maybe he, like me, suffers from the disproportionate amount of merriment syndrome when seen in the house wearing cycling kit. I got back from a rainy slog home in the dark last night, took off my helmet to reveal my black skull cap and yellow lensed glasses to be met with a shout of BOYAKAHSA!Daveyraveygravey said:
I just don't get arm (and leg) warmers. Why not have long sleeved tops and tights or leggings? Then if you get warm, you can roll your sleeves up? I find with shoes, overshoes, gloves (maybe two pairs) and a water bottle, my arms are full enough without other smaller bits of clothing to carry down to the garage. And you can lose these too...
Legwarmers because I'm too cheap to buy a set of longs/leggings as well as my shorts.Armwarmers because sliding them down to your wrists is a helluva lot easier than trying to drag sleeves up to your shoulders, not least of all because my arms get somewhat thicker at the top (any long tops I have are quite fitted, flapping sleeves not cool)
I can shed a gilet on the move reasonably quickly and safely. Long sleeve top rather less so, I really shouldn't try. One day I'm going to crash with my arms tied together behind my back, and it won't be pretty!
So typically my 'long' rides kick off in the morning with arm warmers and a gilet to stop me freezing, both of which get shed somewhere in the first hour or two.
upsidedownmark said:
Legwarmers because I'm too cheap to buy a set of longs/leggings as well as my shorts.
Armwarmers because sliding them down to your wrists is a helluva lot easier than trying to drag sleeves up to your shoulders, not least of all because my arms get somewhat thicker at the top (any long tops I have are quite fitted, flapping sleeves not cool)
I can shed a gilet on the move reasonably quickly and safely. Long sleeve top rather less so, I really shouldn't try. One day I'm going to crash with my arms tied together behind my back, and it won't be pretty!
So typically my 'long' rides kick off in the morning with arm warmers and a gilet to stop me freezing, both of which get shed somewhere in the first hour or two.
Exactly this. Armwarmers because sliding them down to your wrists is a helluva lot easier than trying to drag sleeves up to your shoulders, not least of all because my arms get somewhat thicker at the top (any long tops I have are quite fitted, flapping sleeves not cool)
I can shed a gilet on the move reasonably quickly and safely. Long sleeve top rather less so, I really shouldn't try. One day I'm going to crash with my arms tied together behind my back, and it won't be pretty!
So typically my 'long' rides kick off in the morning with arm warmers and a gilet to stop me freezing, both of which get shed somewhere in the first hour or two.
Gruffy said:
I get my leg warmers and arm warmers on first and then deliberately spend a few minutes wearing just those, for comedy effect. It drives SWMBO mental. There's a nice mental image for you on a grey Wednesday afternoon.
Glad it's not just me who feels oddly comfortable wearing legwarmers... I'm considering a suspender belt to go with them.Usget said:
Gruffy said:
I get my leg warmers and arm warmers on first and then deliberately spend a few minutes wearing just those, for comedy effect. It drives SWMBO mental. There's a nice mental image for you on a grey Wednesday afternoon.
Glad it's not just me who feels oddly comfortable wearing legwarmers... I'm considering a suspender belt to go with them.pablo said:
I guess its a case of cyclists generating a greater level of perspiration than current fabrics can regulate. GoreTex is great for walking and climbing but as soon as the level of exertion increases, the breatheable quality of the fabric is insufficient.
Thinking about this, I probably I put out the same effort mountaineering as cycling but perspiration seems more of an issue cycling... I suspect the greater perspiration when cycling is due to wearing more windproof clothes to counter the windchill and tighter clothes to counter drag... So I might explore a merino base layer solution to see if there's a less sweaty solution..I ski-tour too but even down to -20°C I'll be in just a base layer top and Goretex trews, albeit with snowboard boots and a backpack. Super cold if you have to stop and do any faffing, so slinging the shell on is always the first priority. I think I run very hot though. This is my first winter on the bike and I've still not found it cold enough to wear my jacket. Only seen as low as 6°C so far though.
upsidedownmark said:
Legwarmers because I'm too cheap to buy a set of longs/leggings as well as my shorts.
Armwarmers because sliding them down to your wrists is a helluva lot easier than trying to drag sleeves up to your shoulders, not least of all because my arms get somewhat thicker at the top (any long tops I have are quite fitted, flapping sleeves not cool)
I can shed a gilet on the move reasonably quickly and safely. Long sleeve top rather less so, I really shouldn't try. One day I'm going to crash with my arms tied together behind my back, and it won't be pretty!
So typically my 'long' rides kick off in the morning with arm warmers and a gilet to stop me freezing, both of which get shed somewhere in the first hour or two.
Sportsdirect and other cheap stores do leggings/tights for about a tenner. I'm guessing that is less than most leg warmers? And they can be used when you go for a run, or even under normal trousers when you go out in the snow to get victimised by your kids and their mates...Armwarmers because sliding them down to your wrists is a helluva lot easier than trying to drag sleeves up to your shoulders, not least of all because my arms get somewhat thicker at the top (any long tops I have are quite fitted, flapping sleeves not cool)
I can shed a gilet on the move reasonably quickly and safely. Long sleeve top rather less so, I really shouldn't try. One day I'm going to crash with my arms tied together behind my back, and it won't be pretty!
So typically my 'long' rides kick off in the morning with arm warmers and a gilet to stop me freezing, both of which get shed somewhere in the first hour or two.
"Armwarmers because sliding them down to your wrists is a helluva lot easier than trying to drag sleeves up to your shoulders..." Really?! So you'd rather look like an extra in "Fame" than a manly man with his sleeves rolled up?
My jersey pockets don't have room for extra stuff; if I take a rollable jacket, that's one pocket, with phone, tube, a bit of grub and a gel or two, I'm lucky if I can get anything else in and it stay there.
At this time of year I find I am cold for 5-10 minutes almost regardless of what I wear; it's after that warm up period that if I have got it right I am ok. Rolling sleeves up on a long sleeved base layer is way easier than faffing about with another item of clothing that could get lost.
And to the guy that wanted to know why I was getting dressed in the garage, I'm not. I keep the clothes in the house but feet and hands get sorted out in the garage when I know the old clunker is fit and ready to ride.
As you asked..
For me, it's jacket OR gilet (or neither), I never take both. Phone in one side, food other, jacket/gilet middle. Simple. I'm unlikely to go near a base layer until it's properly freezing and the jacket etc., aren't sufficient.
Pretty much a case of each to their own - Wear what works for you, others may vary. Despite your distaste, armwarmers (and legwarmers) are pretty versatile addition to the cycling wardrobe.
Daveyraveygravey said:
Sportsdirect and other cheap stores do leggings/tights for about a tenner. I'm guessing that is less than most leg warmers? And they can be used when you go for a run, or even under normal trousers when you go out in the snow to get victimised by your kids and their mates...
With a good chamois? I rather doubt that! Think my leg warmers were about 15 quid.. they're fleecy, warm and you'd be hard pressed to spot I'm not wearing longs anyway (for whatever that matters). Given I usually ride 3+ hrs, I want the comfort of my good shorts.Daveyraveygravey said:
"Armwarmers because sliding them down to your wrists is a helluva lot easier than trying to drag sleeves up to your shoulders..." Really?! So you'd rather look like an extra in "Fame" than a manly man with his sleeves rolled up?
Couldn't give a f**k what I look like. Anyway, unless you're pipecleaner man (which isn't manly btw), or wearing baggy tops (no ta), ain't no way what goes around my wrist is fitting over my biceps. Manly huh Daveyraveygravey said:
My jersey pockets don't have room for extra stuff; if I take a rollable jacket, that's one pocket, with phone, tube, a bit of grub and a gel or two, I'm lucky if I can get anything else in and it stay there.
Join the darkside, forget the 'rules' and stick the flat kit in a wedge under your saddle, so much easier.For me, it's jacket OR gilet (or neither), I never take both. Phone in one side, food other, jacket/gilet middle. Simple. I'm unlikely to go near a base layer until it's properly freezing and the jacket etc., aren't sufficient.
Pretty much a case of each to their own - Wear what works for you, others may vary. Despite your distaste, armwarmers (and legwarmers) are pretty versatile addition to the cycling wardrobe.
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